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Risk management. The City has actively worked to limit both its liability risk and insurance <br />costs since 1980. The City has self- insured its workers' compensation risk by maintaining a fund <br />of approximately $2 million and securing stop loss coverage through the state's reinsurance fund. <br />The general liability of the City has been placed with the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance <br />Trust. However, to limit its cost, the City has maintained a deductible of $100,000 with the <br />appropriate limits. These deductibles are funded from the Risk Management Fund, which <br />maintains a balance of approximately $430 thousand. The funding for the insurance programs is <br />from a combination of property taxes, insurance rebates, and departmental charges. In 2000, the <br />City added an umbrella policy which will protect the City in the event the state's statutory <br />liability limit would not apply to a claim. <br />Awards and Acknowledgements <br />The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement <br />for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Roseville for its comprehensive annual <br />financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. This was the 28th <br />consecutive year that the city has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a <br />Certificate of Achievement, the government published an easily readable and efficiently <br />organized CAFR. This report satisfied both GAAP and applicable legal requirements. <br />A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current <br />CAFR continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program's requirements and we are <br />submitting it to the GFGA to determine its eligibility for another certificate. <br />In addition, the government also received the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award <br />for its annual budget document dated January 1, 2007. In order to qualify for the Distinguished <br />Budget Presentation Award, the government's budget document was judged to be proficient in <br />several categories, including as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a <br />communications device. <br />The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the dedicated services of the <br />Finance Department Staff. I would like to express my appreciation to all members of the <br />department who assisted and contributed to the preparation of this report. Credit also must be <br />given to the Mayor and the City Council for their unfailing support for maintaining the highest <br />standards of professionalism in the management of the City of Roseville's finances. <br />Respectfully submitted <br />Christopher K. Miller <br />Finance Director <br />4 <br />